Tag: India

Poetry by Patrick JenningsJan 1, 20196:00 am

A New Light, Kunjapuri Devi Temple, Himalaya Foothills, Near Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Dawn comes

The dawn came
Though the clouds were thick
And not much light
With little hint of the sun

But the long night had broken
People woke from deep slumber
Able to find their way
Even before the morning fog cleared

The darkness
Became day
The grimness
Became hope

Poetry by Patrick JenningsDec 9, 20182:14 pm

Himalayan Foothills Sunrise VIII, Kunjapuri Devi Temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Steps ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #165

Sometimes the light
     Seems very far
And the way
     So dark and perilous
And the path
     Occluded mystery

I remind myself
     Just take a step
I remember
     Where every journey begins
I find my courage
     In the many paths already taken

I’ve held the light
     before
I’ve made my way
     before
I’ve found the path
     before

I will hold the light
again

Poetry by Patrick JenningsNov 25, 201810:28 am

Handmade Boats, Ganges River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Handmade ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #163

I let the rough asymmetry
Of a handmade world
Wash over my being

Imprecise
Imperfect

Reminded

I am an organic being
Cradled in a manufactured world

And my notions of beauty
Have been filtered
By the means of manufacture

Poetry by Patrick JenningsAug 26, 201812:27 pm

Himalayan Foothills Sunrise, Kunjapuri Devi Temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Gratitude ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #150

The sun rises into a cloud-softened sky
Gentle foothills roll lazily to a distant horizon
A solo journey through an ungentle darkness ends
As I arrive in the light I realize
I am no longer alone, was never really alone
That no one arrives in such light
Entirely alone

I am struck by the depth of gratitude
Rising like a sun with my own inner light
For the guidance, support and encouragement
Offered by family and friends and mentors
And the generous kindness of strangers
Who have made of themselves
Friends

I stand here
In the light
With my platoon
Ready to take on
Anything

Thank You

Fujifilm X-T2 by Patrick JenningsMay 30, 20184:29 pm

Ganga Angel

I don’t photograph people all that often. Landscapes, abstracts, architecture. I like to work with compositional forms, with textures, with the play of light, looking at things that stay still for the camera, for my eye. Thinking on it now, there’s a deep level of intimacy in my approach to the subject as I circle and study it, taking numerous test shots while seeking just the right frame, just the right POV.

It’s an intense study of subject I don’t feel comfortable exploring with people. I tell myself, “I’m getting too much in someone’s face,” but I know it’s just as much putting them in my face. The subject has eyes, and a mind, and both are looking right back at me. Too intimate!